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WO2010076723A1
WO2010076723A1 PCT/IB2009/055717 IB2009055717W WO2010076723A1 WO 2010076723 A1 WO2010076723 A1 WO 2010076723A1 IB 2009055717 W IB2009055717 W IB 2009055717W WO 2010076723 A1 WO2010076723 A1 WO 2010076723A1
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David N. Roundhill
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4427—Device being portable or laptop-like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/46—Ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic devices with special arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
    • A61B8/461—Displaying means of special interest
    • A61B8/462—Displaying means of special interest characterised by constructional features of the display
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52053—Display arrangements
    • G01S7/52055—Display arrangements in association with ancillary recording equipment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/46—Ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic devices with special arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
    • A61B8/461—Displaying means of special interest

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  • Acoustic waves are useful in many scientific or technical fields, such as in medical diagnosis and medical procedures, non-destructive control of mechanical parts and underwater imaging, etc. Acoustic waves allow diagnoses and visualizations which are complementary to optical observations, because acoustic waves can travel in media that are not transparent to electromagnetic waves.
  • acoustic waves are employed by a medical practitioner in the course of performing a medical procedure.
  • an acoustic imaging apparatus is employed to provide images of an area of interest to the medical practitioner to facilitate successful performance of the medical procedure.
  • the patient wishes to view the images from the ultrasound, and may wish to retain a copy of an image.
  • Some facilities provide a wall mounted auxiliary monitor or other ancillary monitors to provide a view of the exam in progress, with limited success.
  • Positioning the auxiliary monitor for the patient to see is often difficult as it is necessary to arrange the patient in a variety of positions according to the scanning situation and consequently a single location of an auxiliary monitor relative to the ultrasound system is less than ideal.
  • the copies of ultrasound images are in printed form and are not readily shared, especially when the intended recipient is geographically far from the patient.
  • an ultrasound imaging apparatus comprises: an ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound display (103) configured to display an ultrasound image, or an ultrasound video, or both.
  • the ultrasound imaging apparatus also comprises an ultrasound probe configured to transmit ultrasound signals and receive ultrasound signals, and to transmit the received ultrasound signals to the ultrasound system for processing into the ultrasound image, or the ultrasound video, or both; and a patient display connected to the ultrasound system and configured to display selected ultrasound image, or ultrasound video, or both.
  • the patient display also comprises a selector configured to allow a user to select the ultrasound image, or the ultrasound video, or both for saving to a memory.
  • a method comprises providing a patient with a patient display prior to or during an ultrasound procedure; selecting an ultrasound image, or an ultrasound video, or both from the patient display; and storing the selected ultrasound image, or an ultrasound video, or both to a memory.
  • Fig. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an ultrasound system in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a simplified schematic diagram of an ultrasound assembly in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • Fig. 3 depicts an ultrasound image view and a patient display in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • the terms 'a' or 'an', as used herein are defined as one or more than one.
  • Fig. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram of an ultrasound imaging apparatus 101 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • the ultrasound imaging apparatus 101 comprises an ultrasound system 102 and a system display 103.
  • An ultrasound probe 105 is in contact with a patient 105, and the probe 105 is connected to the ultrasound system 102 via a connection 106.
  • Ultrasound signals are transmitted by the probe 105 to the patient 104, and a portion of the transmitted signals are reflected, and converted by transducers in the probe into electrical signals.
  • the electrical signals are transmitted to the ultrasound system 102 via the connection 106.
  • the electrical signals are processed in a processor (not shown) in the system 102 using software to provide images in the form of still images (images), or video images (video), or both.
  • One of a variety of methods and apparatuses may be used to gather the images and video.
  • one or more of the systems, methods and apparatuses described in commonly owned U.S. Patents 6,443,896; 6,436,048; and 7,037,264 may be used to garner the images and video.
  • the disclosures of these patents are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
  • the connection 106 may be a wireless connection or a wired connection. Wireless connections useful in effecting this connection may be one in compliance with IEEE 802.11 and 802.15 and their progeny, or ultra-wideband (UWB) protocol promoted by the WiMedia Alliance., to name only a few applicable standards.
  • the ultrasound apparatus 101 of the representative embodiment also comprises a patient display 107, which is connected to the system 102 via either a wired link or a wireless link, represented as connection 108.
  • the patient display 107 comprises an image display, or a video display, with storage to an external storage medium.
  • the patient display 107 is a handheld display and recording device that the patient 104 may hold during an ultrasound procedure.
  • the patient display 107 displays images throughout the course of the ultrasound exam and records the image or video stream to an internal storage (not shown).
  • the output of image data to the patient display 107 may be controlled by the clinician such that, at times during the exam, the images that the clinician is acquiring are not sent to the patient display 107. Limiting the patient's view may be automated, for instance when ever a measurement is being made. Alternatively, or additionally, the same image data may be provided for displaying on the patient display as is displayed at the system display 102.
  • the patient display 107 comprises the applicable medium access control (MAC) layer and physical layer to effect wireless communication with the system 102, and the wireless connection may be via an antenna 109.
  • the wired links contemplated are standard coaxial cables, via a universal serial bus (USB), or one of a number of bus standards known to those of ordinary skill in the art; and the wireless links are in compliance with IEEE 802.11 and 802.15 and their progeny, or ultra-wideband (UWB) protocol promoted by the WiMedia Alliance, to name only a few applicable standards.
  • the patient display 107 also comprises a port 109.
  • the port 109 is useful in connecting a data output from the display to a storage device (not shown) so that image and video data from the patient display 107 can be stored to a storage medium so the patient may take the data for later use.
  • the data may be image data stored according to a known protocol (e.g., JPEG), or may be video data stored according to another known protocol (e.g., MPEG).
  • the patient display 107 usefully provides the patient means of accessing video loops to save to a storage device such as a flash memory or other storage means (e.g., a digital video disc (DVD) or Blueray disc) via connection to the port 109.
  • the display 104 is illustratively a small form-factor liquid crystal display (LCD) device but may be a display based on other technologies.
  • the display 104 may be a small form- factor organic light emitting diode (OLED) device to name only one alternative to the LCD.
  • OLED organic light emitting diode
  • Other types of displays based on known technologies are contemplated.
  • the patient display 107 may be dockable via port 109 or connect wirelessly to storage device (not shown), or a printer, or both to generate images and video loops as personal mementos for the patient.
  • the patient display 107 may provide a means of limiting the number of prints the patient can save to print and the size of video loops. Such means may be a displayed "meter" that the patient can see on the display.
  • the patient display 107 may make use of a touch screen interface
  • the patient display 107 could be used by the patient both during the exam and following the exam before leaving the clinic.
  • the patient display 107 may also provide audio output for the patient as a means of soothing the patient and/or distracting them, so that the clinician can move through the exam more efficiently.
  • the clinic may choose to have the attending physician "sign-off on the media provided to the patient before releasing it to obviate the concern of providing the patient with any material of medical significance. Further details of the patient display 107 and its operation are described herein.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of ultrasound system 101 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • the system is connected to probe 105, which illustratively comprises a phased array transducer having transducer elements in a forward portion thereof.
  • the transducer elements are shown in a two-dimensional array in the representative embodiment.
  • the transducer elements may be arranged in a linear array, or in a curved linear array, or other transducer arrangement within the purview of one having ordinary skill in the art.
  • the transducer elements of the probe 104 may be as described in U.S. Patent 6,436,048.
  • the beam from the transducer elements of the probe 104 may also be steered as described in U.S. Patent 7,037,264.
  • the transducer elements 101 may be a curved linear (ID) array (CLA), such as described in US Patent 6,540,682.
  • the system monitor display 102 of the ultrasound system may be a stand-alone monitor (e.g., portable) used by the medical practitioner using the system 101.
  • system display 102 may be a component of a central unit (e.g., a server) of a medical facility that provides access to the images from the assembly in real-time or via memory.
  • a central unit e.g., a server
  • Fig. 3 depicts an ultrasound image view and patient display 107 in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • the patient display comprises a display area 301, which may be an LCD or OLED display as described previously.
  • the display area 301 includes an image or video that is either real-time and thus the same as is displayed on system display 102; or is a delay image or video provided by the clinician conducting the examination.
  • the patient display 107 also comprises one or more controls.
  • the patient display 107 comprises a video selector 302 that allows the patient to select a video or image from the display.
  • the function of the video selector 302 may be effected via a graphic user interface (GUI) instantiated in hardware and software (not shown) in the patient display.
  • GUI graphic user interface
  • the selected video or image may then be saved to a local memory (not shown) in the patient display 107, or saved directly to the external memory connected to the port 109.
  • a print selector 303 may be provided. The print selector 303, like the video selector 302 allows the user to print in real time by selecting an image from the display area. Once selected, the print selector 303 sends a command to an external printer (not shown), connected to port 109, for example.
  • indicators 304 may be provided on the screen to indicate the available video or images held in a buffer (not shown). If these indicators 304 show little or no storage left, the patient or the clinician may purge the memory so that additional video or images may be stored.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method in accordance with a representative embodiment.
  • a patient display (107) is provided to a patient prior to or during an ultrasound procedure.
  • the patient selects an ultrasound image, or an ultrasound video, or both from the patient display.
  • the selected ultrasound image, or an ultrasound video, or both are stored to a memory.
  • the various ultrasound assemblies and systems ultrasound imaging may comprise a variety of devices, components, software, hardware and firmware.
  • applications other than medical imaging may benefit from the present teachings.
  • the various devices, components, software, hardware, firmware and parameters are included by way of example only and not in any limiting sense.
  • those skilled in the art can implement the present teachings in determining their own applications and needed devices, components, software, hardware and firmware to implement these applications, while remaining within the scope of the appended claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil muni d'un affichage (107) pour patient, configuré pour acquérir des images ultrasonores et / ou une vidéo ultrasonore à partir d'un système (101) à ultrasons et comportant : une zone (301) d'affichage configurée pour afficher une image ultrasonore sélectionnée et / ou une vidéo ultrasonore sélectionnée, reçues en provenance du système à ultrasons. L'affichage pour patient comporte également un sélecteur (302, 303) configuré pour permettre à un utilisateur de sélectionner l'image ultrasonore et / ou la vidéo ultrasonore en vue de les sauvegarder dans une mémoire.
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